English words for 'Alternative form of make a case for.'
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verb
- To argue or plead in a supposed case.
- To discuss or debate.
- (US) To make or declare irrelevant.
- (West Country) To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout.
- (West Country) To take root and begin to grow.
- To bring up as a subject for debate.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To say, utter, also insinuate.
- think about carefully; weigh
adj
- (Canada, US, chiefly law) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
- (current in UK, rare in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- (Canada, US) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
- open to argument or debate
- of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
noun
- A moot court.
- (Australia) The vagina.
- (historical) An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
- (Scotland, Northern England) A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
- (Scotland, Northern England, rustic) Talk.
- (West Country) The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
- (Internet slang, endearing) A mutual follower on a social media platform.
- A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
- (shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- (paganism) A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
- (scouting) A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
noun
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- protection from harm
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
noun
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (law, by extension) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- (law, by extension) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
- (government, military, euphemistic) Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- protection from harm
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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noun
- (by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.
- (UK, dialect) The stem of a bramble.
- A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
- A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis
- Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti.
- A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
- A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica.
- (UK, colloquial) The burbot.
- a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
verb
- (transitive) To justify by providing evidence.
- (transitive) To provide justification for.
- (transitive) To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.
- (transitive) To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
- (transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
- (transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
- show to be right by providing justification or proof
- maintain, uphold, or defend
- clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
noun
- That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
- (law) An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
- (law) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
- (law) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
- An excuse; an apology.
- An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
- (law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
- (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
- an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
verb
adj
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- (cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
- (chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
- Intended to deter attack.
- In a state or posture of defense.
- Intended for defence; protective.
- Performed so as to minimise risk.
- Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To justify; to give grounds for.
- (transitive) To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
- (transitive) To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly.
- (transitive) To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
- provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)
- stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
noun
- (military, countable) Ellipsis of warrant officer.
- (countable) A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
- (countable) An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
- (law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
- (finance, countable) An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
- (countable) Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
- (mining, uncountable) Underclay in a coal mine.
- (New Zealand, road transport, countable) A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
- Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
- a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
- a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- formal and explicit approval
- a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price
verb
- (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- (Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
- (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
- (Scots law) To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
- push for something
- speak, plead, or argue in favor of
noun
- A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent
- Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
noun
- the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
- something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
- a statement in explanation of some action or belief
- (typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
- (Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
- (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
verb
- To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
- To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
- (reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
- (programming) To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
- (electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
- state categorically
- insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
- postulate positively and assertively
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
noun
verb
- offer as an excuse or plea
- (transitive) To offer by way of excuse.
- (ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
- enter a plea, as in courts of law
- make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
- appeal or request earnestly
- (intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally.
- (transitive) To discuss by arguments.
verb
- (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
- (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
- accept an excuse for
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- grant exemption or release to
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
noun
- (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
- (countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
- (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
- a poor example
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- a note explaining an absence
verb
- To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
- To postpone.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.
- (migration) To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
- cause to move back by force or influence
noun
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- an argument opposed to a proposal
- a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- (abbreviation) A political conservative.
- Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”).
- (business, marketing) Abbreviation of consolidation: only used in naming.
- (informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
- (informal) The conversion of part of a building.
- (informal) An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.
- (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
- A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
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- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (ambitransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- think logically
- present reasons and arguments
noun
- A wall plate.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- a justification for something existing or happening
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a rational motive for a belief or action
verb
- (transitive) To respond to (an argument etc.) with something equally convincing; to refute.
- To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
- (sports) To play a match.
- To get acquainted with someone.
- To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.
- To come together in conflict.
- To satisfy; to comply with.
- (intransitive) To balance or come out correct.
- To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.
- To adjoin, be physically touching.
- To touch or hit something while moving.
- To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
- To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- To converge and finally touch or intersect.
- collect in one place
- undergo or suffer
- experience as a reaction
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
- come together
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- be adjacent or come together
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- get together socially or for a specific purpose
- get to know; get acquainted with
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
noun
- (algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
- (informal) A meeting.
- (hunting) A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
- (rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
- (sports) A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
adj
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- argue or speak in defense of
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- be on the defensive; act against an attack
- protect against a challenge or attack
- state or assert
- protect or fight for as a champion
- fight against or resist strongly
- (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- (cricket) Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
- (sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
- (poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
- (sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
- (transitive, law) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
- (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
verb
- argue or speak in defense of
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- be a regular customer or client of
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- adopt as a belief
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- be behind; approve of
- support materially or financially
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
- (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- (transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
- (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:
- (transitive) To help keep from falling.
- (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
- (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
- (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
noun
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
- any device that bears the weight of another thing
- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- the financial means whereby one lives
- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- documentary validation
- (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
- An accompaniment in music.
- Evidence.
- (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
- (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- (commutative algebra, of a module M over a commutative ring R) The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM
- Financial or other help.
- (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
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- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
- (intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
- (intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- remove irrational quantities from
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize.
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- remove irrational quantities from
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- To make something rational or more rational.
- (mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
- To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
- To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.
noun
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- The time when something happens.
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- A need; requirement, necessity.
- A special event or function.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- an opportunity to do something
- an event that occurs at a critical time
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- the time of a particular event
- a rational motive for a belief or action
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noun
- (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- (usually in the plural) Underwear briefs.
- (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- (usually in the plural) Swimming briefs.
- (English law, slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- (by extension, figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
- (UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A short news story or report.
- (law) An answer to any action.
- (slang) A ticket of any type.
- (Roman Catholicism) A short papal letter.
- (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- (law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- a condensed written summary or abstract
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- A justification or rationalization for something.
- (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
- An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
- (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
adj
- (of an argument) Convincing.
- (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- (loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- Determined; unyielding.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
- having strength or power greater than average or expected
- strong and sure
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- having or wielding force or authority
- freshly made or left
- not faint or feeble
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
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- (transitive) To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
- To make a petition.
- (transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
- (transitive) To woo; to court.
- (transitive) To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.
- (transitive) To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- make amorous advances towards
- make a solicitation or petition for something desired
- incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
noun
- a means of persuading or arguing
- an army unit that uses big guns
- large but transportable armament
- (UK, Ireland, slang) One or more guns.
- Gunnery (design and manufacture of guns).
- Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
- An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
noun
- a means of persuading or arguing
- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
- An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
- An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
- (Australia, slang) A very skilled, competent, or capable person or thing worthy of awe.
- (UK, Ireland, slang, derogatory) An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.
- (rare, slang) The human genitals.
- (informal, humorous) A tool of any kind.
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- A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
- The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
- (law) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
- the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
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- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- protection from harm
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
noun
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- (law, by extension) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- (law, by extension) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
- (government, military, euphemistic) Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- the defendant and their legal advisors collectively
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- a structure used to defend against attack
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- protection from harm
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
- the justification for some act or belief
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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- That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
- (law) An allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer.
- (law) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
- (law) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas.
- An excuse; an apology.
- An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
- (law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause.
- (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
- an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
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noun
- the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
- something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
- a statement in explanation of some action or belief
- (typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
- (Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
- (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
noun
- an argument opposed to a proposal
- a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- (abbreviation) A political conservative.
- Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”).
- (business, marketing) Abbreviation of consolidation: only used in naming.
- (informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
- (informal) The conversion of part of a building.
- (informal) An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.
- (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
- A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
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noun
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
- The time when something happens.
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- A need; requirement, necessity.
- A special event or function.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
- an opportunity to do something
- an event that occurs at a critical time
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
- the time of a particular event
- a rational motive for a belief or action
verb
noun
- (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- (usually in the plural) Underwear briefs.
- (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- (usually in the plural) Swimming briefs.
- (English law, slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- (by extension, figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
- (UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A short news story or report.
- (law) An answer to any action.
- (slang) A ticket of any type.
- (Roman Catholicism) A short papal letter.
- (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- (law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- a condensed written summary or abstract
adj
verb
noun
- A justification or rationalization for something.
- (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
- An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
- (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
noun
- a means of persuading or arguing
- an army unit that uses big guns
- large but transportable armament
- (UK, Ireland, slang) One or more guns.
- Gunnery (design and manufacture of guns).
- Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
- An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.
noun
- a means of persuading or arguing
- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
- An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
- An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
- (Australia, slang) A very skilled, competent, or capable person or thing worthy of awe.
- (UK, Ireland, slang, derogatory) An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.
- (rare, slang) The human genitals.
- (informal, humorous) A tool of any kind.
verb
noun
- A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
- The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
- (law) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
- the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
verb
noun
- (by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.
- (UK, dialect) The stem of a bramble.
- A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
- A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis
- Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti.
- A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
- A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica.
- (UK, colloquial) The burbot.
- a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
verb
- To argue or plead in a supposed case.
- To discuss or debate.
- (US) To make or declare irrelevant.
- (West Country) To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout.
- (West Country) To take root and begin to grow.
- To bring up as a subject for debate.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To say, utter, also insinuate.
- think about carefully; weigh
adj
- (Canada, US, chiefly law) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
- (current in UK, rare in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- (Canada, US) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
- open to argument or debate
- of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
noun
- A moot court.
- (Australia) The vagina.
- (historical) An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
- (Scotland, Northern England) A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
- (Scotland, Northern England, rustic) Talk.
- (West Country) The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
- (Internet slang, endearing) A mutual follower on a social media platform.
- A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
- (shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- (paganism) A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
- (scouting) A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
verb
noun
- (by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.
- (UK, dialect) The stem of a bramble.
- A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
- A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis
- Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti.
- A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
- A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica.
- (UK, colloquial) The burbot.
- a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
verb
- (transitive) To justify by providing evidence.
- (transitive) To provide justification for.
- (transitive) To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.
- (transitive) To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
- (transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
- (transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
- show to be right by providing justification or proof
- maintain, uphold, or defend
- clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof
verb
- (transitive) To justify; to give grounds for.
- (transitive) To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
- (transitive) To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly.
- (transitive) To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
- provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)
- stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
noun
- (military, countable) Ellipsis of warrant officer.
- (countable) A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
- (countable) An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
- (law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
- (finance, countable) An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
- (countable) Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
- (mining, uncountable) Underclay in a coal mine.
- (New Zealand, road transport, countable) A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
- Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
- a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
- a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- formal and explicit approval
- a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price
verb
- (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- (Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
- (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
- (Scots law) To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
- push for something
- speak, plead, or argue in favor of
noun
- A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent
- Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
verb
- To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
- To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
- (reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
- (programming) To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
- (electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
- state categorically
- insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
- postulate positively and assertively
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
noun
verb
- offer as an excuse or plea
- (transitive) To offer by way of excuse.
- (ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
- enter a plea, as in courts of law
- make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
- appeal or request earnestly
- (intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally.
- (transitive) To discuss by arguments.
verb
- (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to justify.
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- (transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
- (transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
- accept an excuse for
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- grant exemption or release to
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of
noun
- (often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
- (countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
- (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
- a poor example
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- a note explaining an absence
verb
- To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
- To postpone.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.
- (migration) To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
- cause to move back by force or influence
noun
verb
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (ambitransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- think logically
- present reasons and arguments
noun
- A wall plate.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- a justification for something existing or happening
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a rational motive for a belief or action
verb
- (transitive) To respond to (an argument etc.) with something equally convincing; to refute.
- To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
- (sports) To play a match.
- To get acquainted with someone.
- To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.
- To come together in conflict.
- To satisfy; to comply with.
- (intransitive) To balance or come out correct.
- To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.
- To adjoin, be physically touching.
- To touch or hit something while moving.
- To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
- To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- To converge and finally touch or intersect.
- collect in one place
- undergo or suffer
- experience as a reaction
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
- come together
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- be adjacent or come together
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- get together socially or for a specific purpose
- get to know; get acquainted with
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
noun
- (algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
- (informal) A meeting.
- (hunting) A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
- (rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
- (sports) A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
adj
verb
- argue or speak in defense of
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- be on the defensive; act against an attack
- protect against a challenge or attack
- state or assert
- protect or fight for as a champion
- fight against or resist strongly
- (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- (cricket) Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
- (sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
- (poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
- (sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
- (transitive, law) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
- (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
verb
- argue or speak in defense of
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- be a regular customer or client of
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- adopt as a belief
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- be behind; approve of
- support materially or financially
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
- (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- (transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
- (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:
- (transitive) To help keep from falling.
- (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
- (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
- (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
noun
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
- any device that bears the weight of another thing
- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- the financial means whereby one lives
- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- documentary validation
- (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
- An accompaniment in music.
- Evidence.
- (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
- (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- (commutative algebra, of a module M over a commutative ring R) The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM
- Financial or other help.
- (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
verb
noun
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
- (intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
- (intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- remove irrational quantities from
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize.
verb
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- remove irrational quantities from
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- To make something rational or more rational.
- (mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
- To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
- To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.
verb
- (transitive) To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
- To make a petition.
- (transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
- (transitive) To woo; to court.
- (transitive) To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.
- (transitive) To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- make amorous advances towards
- make a solicitation or petition for something desired
- incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
adj
- attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
- (cricket) Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out.
- (chiefly sports) Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack.
- Intended to deter attack.
- In a state or posture of defense.
- Intended for defence; protective.
- Performed so as to minimise risk.
- Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.
noun
adj
- (of an argument) Convincing.
- (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- (loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- Determined; unyielding.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
- having strength or power greater than average or expected
- strong and sure
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- having or wielding force or authority
- freshly made or left
- not faint or feeble
- of good quality and condition; solidly built